Teacher of Maths

REQUIRED

FROM 1ST SEPTEMBER 2026

Teacher of

Mathematics

0.6 FTE

(Working Monday, Tuesday and Thursday)

Temporary

post for 1 year in the first instance.

Dowdales School is a proud, thriving and ambitious

community. Here, we work together, as one, to ensure that everyone thrives in

everything that they do. As a whole school, and as individuals, we aim high by

wanting the very best for all. Everyone in Dowdales School leads by example

ensuring that we treat each other as we want to be treated ourselves.

We are a community school with 880 students aged 11-16

years on roll. Situated in the historic town of Dalton in Furness, we enjoy

being on the fringe of the Lake District National Park. As an Ofsted rated

‘good’ school, we believe in high expectations, excellent teaching and ambition

for every young person.

The Maths

Department

We follow an ambitious, newly developed

scheme of work that challenges all students.

Our ethos as a department is that all

students can achieve in Mathematics and should be provided with adaptive

teaching that enables this success.

Following the philosophy of the school

in Key Stage 3 we have a high ability teaching group in each band with the rest

being mixed ability.

In Key Stage 4 we have a high ability

class and do start to stream the mixed ability grouping but do not decide on

tier of entry for the exams until year 11. At GCSE the exam board we

follow is AQA.

Extra curricular activities are a

strength at Dowdales, and the Maths department contributes to this through

educational visits, team and individual challenges and clubs.

We are proud to

have:

Extremely

high aspirations for all students at Dowdales ensuring that every young person

makes excellent progress and performs to the best of their ability Students

with positive attitudes who enjoy coming to school An

enthusiastic and dedicated team of staff and governors

We would welcome applications from someone who has:

A good

understanding of effective and engaging teaching methods The

ability to plan lessons and sequences of lessons with clear objectives to

ensure progression for all students The

ability to set consistently high expectations for all students through class

work and homework